Danny Walker transforms from alternate to contender in golf
Danny Walker had a different role at THE PLAYERS Championship in 2024. He was supporting his friend and former roommate, Jimmy Stanger, as Stanger competed in the tournament. In 2018, Walker successfully completed the Korn Ferry Tour Q-School on his first try. However, his following years on the tour were difficult. Between 2019 and 2021, he only earned one top-10 finish as a rookie. In the next season, he had limited opportunities and only played four times due to his conditional status. After facing challenges, Walker struggled to regain his place on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2021. To make ends meet, he applied for a job at a Bahama Breeze restaurant near TPC Sawgrass. He also briefly returned to school, enrolling as an astrophysics major at the University of North Florida. He felt he had lost motivation for golf, often preferring to go home after just a short practice session.